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Peristaltic Pumps are great for any aquarium project where you need to dose a set amount of liquid per minute, hour, or day. From plant fertilizers to kalk mixes to water conditioners, this little pump will go a long way in keeping your aquarium at its best!
Go check out the 3 RPM fixed flow noroprene version of this pump from APT Instruments, it was $74 total:
aptinstruments.com/pdf/SP100FO...
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[@NickMach007]

Excellent idea. Nicely executed too

[@cichlidman09]

Redundancy is always nice. Very glad I don't have to worry about chloramines for my drip system.

[@MrArkangel77]

thanks for the think. the head pressure on that thing is awesome! i mm ay have to purchase that pump!

[@stolen454]

You could put the primes pump on a timer and use a timed water sprinkler to add the water if you didn't want to do constant water changes. I've been thinking of building the bucket system you built to add liquid co2 to a system.

[@thomasstone3513]

Its been awhile since you posted the video. Any regrets, problems or changes? I was thinking of a similar system with the carbon block filter but originally envisioned using a batch tank to collect water, dose it (for safety) then pump it to a few different sumps on alternating days or something (still in the planning stages.)

[@gabrieltariman2068]

Hey Greg. Ever thought of using sprinkler timer? They cost about $30 dollars. You can find some instructions on wiring it up online. Pretty simple though. If you have a 12 volt DC pump, then you can power it with a sprinkler timer with a 12 volt transformer. Basically you have the control for how many minutes, what time it will turn on, and which days in the week it would run.

[@gregjonesonline]

good idea! however, i want with the peristaltic pump for low volume, high accuracy, and constant flow, but a timer could work for some applications

[@MrArkangel77]

may I as where you purchased your Pump from?

[@gregjonesonline]

check the description